Tommy Hughes vs. Bill Mack — Career Comparison

Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Mack
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Mack as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Mack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.92 and 1.462 for Tommy Hughes. By the career numbers, Bill Mack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hughes and Bill Mack

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.88
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.63
35.63
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.92
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
9.13
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2991
39.13
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
31.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
4.64
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
35.03
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
28.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hughes and Bill Mack

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hughes and Bill Mack

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
389.74
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
546.15
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.97
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.42
8.78
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
331.51
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
82.05
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
23.08
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.82
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-7.51
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
361.6
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.38
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
161.54
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA